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Retracted

Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism has retracted this article. The authors have noted that the potassium values should have been multiplied by 10, and this will substantially alter the conclusion of the article.

Ghanaians Might Be at Risk of Inadequate Dietary Intake of Potassium

1Department of Soil Science, School of Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana2Department of Crop Science, School of Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana3Soil Research Institute, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Accra, Ghana4Department of Environmental Science, School of Biological Science, College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana5Department of Biological, Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana

Received 12 July 2016; Revised 27 September 2016; Accepted 27 October 2016

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